Jorge Lorenzo proclaimed himself as a danger in MotoGP with pole location at his initial premier class Grand Prix in Qatar last season and the excellent youthful Spanish star has carried on his fine QP record in 2009 with four poles at current. Certainly, the Fiat Yamaha youngster has not yet been able to commence a race off the front row this year.

Whilst he has made an easy transition to meet the criteria on Bridgestone wheels, his great results so far this year have placed Lorenzo at the top of the BMW M Award standings for top qualifier in the high class – however his renowned colleague Valentino Rossi is hot on his tracks!

Rossi is the front man on the general MotoGP World Championship class by 25 points from Lorenzo following ten series rounds and the Italian trails the Spaniard by just five points in the BMW M Award table, also claiming four pole places – two of them in the final two rounds at Sachsenring and Donington.

An extra 28 points following Rossi sits 2008 BMW M Award champion Casey Stoner who has attained only one pole position so far this year, however he has only skipped the front row two times. With seven rounds remaining the Ducati rider has a very good chance of repeating his ’08 victory and improving his vehicle collection.

Dani Pedrosa has one pole position also to his credit this year, however beginning the championship injured, delayed his chances of himself a new BMW M as he placed below in 14th and 11th in the beginning two rounds in Qatar and Japan. The Repsol Honda champ has achieved the front row four times now this year but follows Lorenzo in the qualifying rankings by 75 points.

Overall, the World Championship standings BMW M Award classification also places Yamaha rider Colin Edwards and Honda's Andrea Dovizioso fifth and sixth respectively, although neither competitor has been on the front row at a Grand Prix so far this season.